DescriptionHans Christian Andersen, in Denmark usually called H.C. Andersen, was a Danish author. Although a prolific writer of plays, travelogues, novels, and poems, he is best remembered for his fairy tales. Andersen's popularity is not limited to children; his stories express themes that transcend age and nationality.
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Due to Covid19, I trust many of us miss all our travel plans for this year and looks like it will still take quite a while more before normal traveling can be resumed when we can restart our traveling expeditions, going for food, shopping and catching up with our friends in overseas.

But despair not for there are some good news! Singapore Airlines will be resuming a portion of it's flight services starting from June and July. This is a positive sign after the airline has cancelled almost 96% of all its flights since March.

Meanwhile, let us do our part to keep ourselves healthy, contented and positive.

Wishing all friends "Good Health, Stay Positive and Happy" and be STRONGER and BETTER together!

And if traveling is to be resumed, which is the very 1st destination you would like to visit? And why. Do share your comments here as it is possible that we may get to travel together.

As in the previous year at the Primitivo in Bodenaya, a time was agreed in the evening when everyone would get up in the albergue and have breakfast together. Warm cocoa and a bread with jam, so this day can start well. Somehow I always drink a lot of cocoa on the Camino, more than I already do. Today there are some shortcuts that can be taken and a distance of 38 km becomes 24
km. It was even recommended because the additional route shouldn't be nice. First run 4.2km and then take a train, which was even free for pilgrims. Then save yourself a detour of 7 km to get across the river. Nadin and I ran to find the right way. When we were 4.5 km before Santillana del Mar, Anita wrote and asked where we want to go today. She drove by bus from Santander to 2 km before Santillana del Mar and we made an appointment in the center.
This city became my favorite all the way. Super beautiful city center, small streets, all stone houses, very lovingly decorated. A place in a restaurant right next to the church with a place in the sun was ours. Here we saw many familiar faces again. Then we went 6km to the Albergue. Anita, Nadin and I
ran together again and had a good time. About sport in Australia, Germany and our families. Wide valleys, lots of green, nice scenery on the way to Caborredondo, all the streets so near and clean. We visited the famous Panchy pig on the way, which was even described in the travel guide.

Silence. How long it lasted, I couldn't tell. It might have been five seconds, it might have been a minute. Time wasn't fixed. It wavered, stretched, shrank. Or was it me that wavered, stretched, and shrank in the silence? I was warped in the folds of time, like a reflection in a fun house mirror.

The most elegant solutions are the simplest … at a shinto shrine in Tokyo’s Shinjuku 東京新宿十二社 熊野神社

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One of the ‘three most beautiful bridges in Japan’, Nikko’s Shinkyo Bridge 日光神橋—this was the most lovely light, reminded me of a San Francisco evening

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People queue at Koyanagi restaurant 小柳—in Tokyo’s Asakusa district—for its eel 蒲焼 (ouch it’s good), but this is just as finger lickin’: sticky, salty-sweet grilled chicken on rice … it’s called toriju 鳥重 and it’s the best ‘chicken in a box’ I can think of

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Walking through a torii gate on the path to Meiji shrine 明治神宮の鳥居

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We followed Tamaki-san on the last day of her week of misogi 禊—ritual purification—at Hagoromo Shiraito waterfall on holy Mount Shichimen 七面山

Earth Outdoors was built on the collective vision of celebrating the outdoors through powerful imagery and storytelling that encourages people everywhere to explore the world around them. It is our responsibility to ensure that no person or group is left behind.

We’ve failed this mission and specifically we have let down Black creators and outdoor enthusiasts, and for this, we sincerely apologize.

By not being proactive and pushing forward the voices of Black creatives on our platform, we’ve been complicit to an outdoor adventure culture that has systematically suppressed and underrepresented their voices and art.

As a community we are taking a stand that we will no longer be a part of this. We’re listening, we’re learning, we will make mistakes, and this will take time, but all of us at EO are committed to err on the side of action over complacency.
We are developing a specific plan to proactively help make the outdoors a more welcoming place for all. We will keep you up to date as those plans develop. For now, we will be working to intentionally highlight the work of talented Black creators and ensure that their voices are heard on our platform.

City living, island style 🌴 Here’s a very rare chance to experience living smack dab in the middle of Pietermaai in a 3 bedroom house with a rooftop patio overlooking the Caribbean Sea. Available until December, check out my Stories for more pics and pricing of this trendy Pietermaai pad!

I have been eating Toblerone chocolate all my life and back then never paid attention to the logo. And now here I am enjoying beautiful sunset 2000+ meters up with view of Matterhorn - The Toblerone mountain #Blessed
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